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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own
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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch
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as in discontinued
to stop doing (something) permanently
marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago
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Recent Examples of abandoned
Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The amorous couple abandoned their spouses, children, and lives (and Wright his practice) in 1909 to spend a year together in Europe before relocating to Taliesin in 1911.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
The baby monkey was abandoned by his mother at birth, the zoo's website says, and was raised by zoo staff.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The amorous couple abandoned their spouses, children, and lives (and Wright his practice) in 1909 to spend a year together in Europe before relocating to Taliesin in 1911.
—Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandoned
Adjective
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But if a well is deserted or an operator insolvent, the state can be responsible for plugging it.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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And the children's playground was completely deserted.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Residents reportedly lived in deplorable conditions at the since-shuttered recovery site, an unlicensed behavioral health center called the Thomas Suites Campus of Care, where there were reports of rampant drug dealing and no running water.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The president blasted blue states and insisted many are rampant with fraud and corruption.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The nation’s third-busiest airport, in Guadalajara, ground to a halt, with dozens of flights canceled as chaos erupted in the city.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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His flight and others wound up being canceled.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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More people discontinued orforglipron during the trial than those who stopped taking semaglutide, too.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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The cereal held on much longer than many items on this list, finally being discontinued in 2018.—
Kara Nesvig,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Barnham site lies in a disused clay pit in Suffolk, UK, preserving traces of the period around 427,000 to 415,000 years ago.—
Jay Kakade
December 30,
New Atlas,
30 Dec. 2025
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After 33 years of runaway thrills through the Ozark Mountains, one of Missouri’s most beloved roller coasters is preparing for its final descent.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Gold finished 2025 up roughly 66%, its best annual gain since 1979, when geopolitical shocks and runaway inflation drove investors toward safe havens.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Here's what happens to the items that are surrendered at TSA.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
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The slain cop’s 34-year-old estranged husband, surrendered to police and was later charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Abandoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandoned. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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